Re: Cold air from heater

[Luis Marques <marques@ti.com>]

> From: "J. Smethers" <smethers@fast.net>
> My 4KCSQ is having some heater problems.  I've had the car about one 
> month now and the heat has always been a little anemic.  Now it's 
> getting much colder in the east, and I want to fix it.  A new heater 
> core is cheap, but what's involved it getting to it.  I'm Bentley-less 
> for a little  while longer, but my feet are freezing.  Any help would 
> be appreciated.

Are you leaving the center vent open?  It doesn't blow hot air, but
fresh air from the outside.  The heater in these cars generally work
like a charm - toasty warm.  Other than that, I would check to see if
anyone has by-passed the heater core in the engine compartment, or check
if the cable that operates the heater valve is actually opening it.  If
not, you can most likely open it manually right there in the valve. 
BTW, the heater valve is in-line in one of the heater hoses between the
firewall and the engine.

Luis Marques
'87 4kq